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ArenaNet: The Game is the Endgame in Guild Wars 2

In some MMOs, players embrace the grind just so they can get to the endgame, aka, "the good stuff." In others, the endgame really is simply the end of the game (you know who you are). Now that more and more players are hitting level 80 in Guild Wars 2, people are asking what the endgame is like. ArenaNet's response: the game is the endgame.

"We didn't want the endgame to be something you could only experience after a hundred hours of gameplay or after you reached some arbitrary number," ArenaNet states. "We wanted it to be something that players got to experience every step along the way, spread out across the entire world of Tyria, so we've introduced game elements that you'd normally associate with 'endgame' at every level and every possible opportunity."

ArenaNet points out that its entire game world remains a challenge for even the highest-level players because of its level adjustment system. Return to some of the first sections of Tyria you explored, and you'll still be challenged because enemies scale to your level. As ArenaNet puts it, "You'll still be more powerful in lower-level zones because you have more traits, skills, and gear, but the level adjustment system will insure that the monsters give you a proper fight."